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Schechter,  the rising star choreographer, premiered Political Mother at the 2010 Brighton Festival to critical acclaim and now brings a reworked version to Sadler’s Wells with more dancers and musicians.  Schechter wrote the score as well as managing the company, quite an achievement for the 36 year old London based Israeli.

 MARIE NAFFAH

THE STATION SESSIONS

The Station Sessions is a new addition to London’s summer festival scene. Backed by the Prince’s Trust, it offers a platform for new and unsigned artists.

 THE LITTLE BLACK VAN (LBV) - 991 XUY

Published in Ford Sidevalve News

We are now members of that most exclusive group, the FSOC, by virtue of our new purchase - the Little Black Van. A 1960 Thames 300E reg. no 991 XUY.

 Murdoch’s Paywall a failure?

Early indications are that the paywall experiment with the Times, putting the contact behind a pay as you read subscription, has not succeeded. Is this bad news for journalism or do I just want bad news for News International?

A hidden cut in aid to developing countries

Published by People With Voices

“Sometimes I cannot bear the pressure from back home to send money” – David Wong’s story is typical

 Two years since the closure of the much missed Walthamstow Dog Track – what happened to the Greyhounds that once thrilled the crowds?

London once had 33 Greyhound Stadiums-but now has just two. Walthamstow(known as ‘The Stow’) with its distinctive neon signs and stylish 30s design, was a victim of this decline in interest in Greyhound racing. It closed in August 2008and the site was sold for redevelopment. Many East Enders still miss their traditional night out at the dogs.

Haringey have taken what may be a unique step in their tendering process for Independent Fostering (IFA) Beds. They have specified the maximum price they will pay per bed, with some variation for challenging children and young people.

(Published in Community Care)

Previously, local authorities have concentrated on encouraging a range of provision at various costs and specifications to provide choice and diversity for the kids they have to place, often working in partnership with local providers to encourage provision to meet a local need. A key element has been to give a level of funding that enables ‘wrap around’ services to be provided to placements and so achieve stability and strong outcomes, something IFAs would say they do well. A one size fits all approach has not been seen as desirable.

 Investing in Agriculture – The World Bank Response to Climate Change and Food Security

The Voyage of the Beagle revisited

 Predicting climate change is a difficult business, requiring huge and elegant computer programmes. Many factors and baseline data are inputted. For example the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Model is excellent. But Ronald Prinn, Programme Director, stresses that they need known conditions, processes and the past history of the human and natural systems to get good results; especially weather information pre global warming.